Events

Citizens United v. FEC after Five Years

January 21, 2015

Should the government have the power to ban a book if it contains any political advocacy? It took that position, until the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that Congress could not take away citizen’s political speech rights when they band together in corporations and unions. On the fifth anniversary of the Citizens United ruling, top journalists will interview a variety of experts to explore the impact of the case on politics, liberals and the future of the First Amendment.

Beyond Citizens United: The Future of Campaign Finance Jurisprudence

Matea Gold, The Washington Post (Interviewer)
Bobby R. Burchfield, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLPRichard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of LawBradley A. Smith, Chairman and Founder, Center for Competitive Politics, Judge John T. Copenhaver Visiting Endowed Chair of Law at the West Virginia University, former FEC Chairman